The New Year, which is called in Hebrew Rosh Hashonah, and is the beginning of the Jewish civil year, is kept in memory of the creation of the heavens and the earth.
It is sometimes called “Day of Judgment (Yom Hadin) because on that day we represent ourselves as being judged by God for our past lives.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
